Japan increases trade and investment in Asia

Japan has been the most powerful country in Asia, but it had little trade with the region until now. Now, Japan is doing more trade with Asia than with the rest of the world.

In 1985 the US was Japan's main customer; Japan exported a third more to the US than to Asia. Now, Asia buys 30% more than the US and three times as much as Europe. Japanese imports from Asia increased by 150% between 1985 and 1995. Now, Japan's imports amount to $60 billion from Asia in 1993, compared to $50 billion from the US and $24 billion from Europe.

In 1994, Japan invested $7.7 million in Asia. During the next few years, 75% of Japan's direct investment will be there. Japanese investment in the region is now $64 billion, as against US investment of $26 billion, or German investment of $7 billion.

Thailand expects new Japanese investment to reach $8 billion by 1998. Already, Japan controls 90% of Thailand's auto market. Labour costs in Japan are high, so Japanese companies are setting up in countries where workers get paid much less; an increasing number of Japan's employees now live outside Japan.

 

Выберите правильный ответ на вопросы(А, В или C):

1. Where was Japan's biggest export market in 1985?

A Europe

В The US

С Asia

2. Which of these regions exports least to Japan?

A Europe

В Asia

С The US

3. Japanese investment in the region is expected to increase in the future

A to seventy-five per cent of Japan's total investment.

В by one hundred and fifty per cent.

С to ninety per cent of the Thai auto market.

4. Japan is setting up companies in countries like Malaysia and Thailand
because

A they can manufacture better cars.

В investment has increased in recent years.

С labour is much cheaper there.

Выберите правильные ответы из рамки (A-H) на вопросы 5-8:

5. How much will Japan invest in Thailand by 1998?

6. How much have the Americans invested in the region so far?

A	$7 billion	E	$26 billion
В	$ 7.7 million	F	$50 billion
С	$ 8 billion	G	$60 billion
D	$24 billion	H	$64 billion

7. How much did Japan invest in Asia in the financial year 1994?
8. How much did the US export to Japan in 1993

 

2. Прочитайте текст и выберите правильное слово (А,В или С) для каждого пропуска:

F or years, Vietnam had a classical Marxist economic system characterised by central planning and control. Then,...(1)... 1986, the policy of opening up the country to market forces and foreign investment was introduced. Ten years later, the effects can be...(2)... everywhere. Take the city of Hanoi,...(3)... example. Five years...(4)... you could wander around on foot without...(5)... about traffic. The city itself was peaceful and elegant, with lovely tree-lined avenues and...(6)... buildings of great architectural interest. The scene today is very different. Traffic...(7)... become a serious problem: Vietnam has 330,000 cars and over four million motorbikes, four times the number there...(8)... in 1990. Small hotels and office buildings are springing up all...(9)... the city, and commercial rents in Hanoi are now as high as in Paris and 70% higher...(10)... in Sydney.

 

1. A at 2. A seeing 3. A for 4. A ago 5. A worried 6. A many 7. A is 8. A were 9. A along 10. A than

В in В see В to В then В worry В much В has В did В of В as

С on С seen С by С since С worrying С any С does С had С over С when

 

3. Вставьте артикли a, the или нулевой артикль.

1. Who is... best player in your team?

2. I don't watch... television very often.

3. Is there... bank near here? - Yes, at... end of this street.

4. After... dinner we watched... television.

5. I like... sport. My favourite sport is... basketball.

6. What time is... next train to London?

7. Everest is... highest mountain in... world.

8. Who was... first President of... United States?

9. Do you live here or are you... tourist?

10. Julia is... doctor. Her husband is... teacher.

11. My apartment is on... second floor. Turn left at... top of... stairs, and it's...right.

12.What did you have for... lunch?

13.1'd like to have... hamburger for... breakfast.

14. Pushkin is... outstanding Russian poet.

15.Can you play... piano?

16.Will you play chess with me?

17.At... night I had... terrible headache after I had drunk... lot of coffee in evening.

18.By... way, have you heard anything from him lately?

19. Are you going to... country on... Saturday?

20.Could you tell me... time, please? - It's... quarter past 4.

21.Do this exercise at... school and that one at.. home.

22.What... lovely song!

23.We usually go... shopping on... Mondays.

24.... Earth goes round... sun.

25.lt took me half... hour to get there.

26.My favourite subject at... school is... history.

1.flower-	12. leaf -
2.woman-	13. tooth -
3.knife-	14. umbrella -
4.foot-	15.day -
5.child-	16.bus -
6.person-	17.shop-
7.sheep-	18.box -
8.holiday-	19.sandwich-
9.potato-	20.week -
10.family-	21.mouse-
11.address-	22.man -

4. Напишите следующие существительные во множественном числе.

5. Найдите и исправьте ошибки в предложениях.

1. I'm going to buy some flowers. 2. I need a new jeans. 3. There was a woman in the car with two mens. 4. Sheep eat grass. 5. David is married and has three childs. 6. Most of my friend are student. 7. Do you know many persons in this town? 8. The town centre is usually full of tourist. 9. I don't like mice. I'm afraid of them. 10. 1 need my glasses, but I can't find it. 11. We'd like three dozens eggs. 12. It cost four hundred dollars. 13. There is a lot of sheep in the field. 14. Money are not everything. 15. We went fishing, but we didn't catch many fishes. 16. In summer we eat a lot of fruit. 17. There are forks, spoons and knifes on the table.

 

6. Используйте прилагательные в нужной форме.

1. I met my (good) friend yesterday.	A. goodest
	B. better
	C. best
2. Mary is (young) in her family.	A. the youngest
	B. the younger
	C. young
3. - It isn't very warm today, is it? - No, it was (warm) yesterday.	A. more warm
B. warmer
	C. the warmest
4. Where is (near) post-office, please?	A. the nearest
	B. the next
	C. nearer
5. The 22^nd of December is (short) day in the year.	A. the short
	B. the shorter
	С. the shortest
6. The problem was (serious) we expected.	A. seriouser than
	B. more serious than
7. Public transport in London is (expensive) than in Europe.	A. he expensivest
B. the most expensive
	C. more expensive
8. Let's go by train. It's much (cheap).	A. cheap
	B. cheaper
	С. the cheapest
9. Moscow is (large) city in Russia.	A. the largest
	B. largest
	C. larger
10. He has... time than me.	A. bigger
	B. much
	С. more
11. I earn (little) money than he does.	A. littler
	B. more little
	С. less
12.1s Alan (tall) than Tom?	A. taller
	B. tall
	С. as tall as

7. Исправьте предложения, где это необходимо.

1. I am busier than my little sister.

2. London is more old than New York.

3. It's the most sharp pencil I have.

4. Do you know the shortest way to the station?

5. This exercise is more difficult than that one.

6. She is the most pretty girl I've ever known.

7. The boy is as taller as his father.

8. Baseball is the popularest summer sport in America.

9. Can you come more early next time?
10. You should be carefuler.